Accordion carrying case



A ril 16, 1940. M, MEYERS 2,197,275

ACCORDION CARRYING CASE Fil'ed Dec. 24, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.Maxwe Meyers.

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April l6; 1940. MEYERs ACCORDION CARRYING CASE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledDec. 24, 1957 INVENTOR. Mara/e M eye/1s.

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Patented Apr. 16,1940

, I w 2,197,2'v5 n "Accoa moN cARmnNG cAsn H :;Maxwell Meyers, NewYork,'N'. Y; I I I Q i-Application December 24, 1937 ,-SerialNo.l81,528.

n 8 Claims. :40 266-13)- This invention relates to accordionlcarryingcases. Y

Heretofore; accordion cases-have been con- 7 structed in such mannerthat they were cumbere some and unwieldy." In order to remove accordionsfrom cases as heretofore made, one had to literally exert much-effort assome'cases would tip or rock from side to side, others would re- 4 quireoneto forcefully pick up the accordion by the straps and pullit out ofthecase, thus requiring the fullweight to be borne bythe user and alsounduly straining the accordion structure... y

In addition. to the foregoing disadvantages these cases were grotesque.in appearance and did .not distribute the weight of the accordion evenlycausing much annoyance and inconvenience to the carrier. t

It is a general object of this invention to-pro- 30 vide a simple,efficient, economical and practical accordion case constructed toovercome the aforesaid disadvantages;

A further object of the present invention is to provide an accordioncase which will. facilitate the removal of and the placement therein ofa piano accordion, v V I Another object contemplated is to provide anaccordion case which distributesthe weight of the accordion evenly inorder to facilitate thecarrying thereof.

Another object contemplated is to provide an accordion case with abottom so constructed as to permit the ready and easy withdrawal of theaccordion. I v 55 It is a further object to provide an accordion casewith a base so constructed. as to provide a compartment to store-variousarticles used in connection with an accordion. Other objects'andadvantages. will be apparent 40 from the following description in which:

. Fig. l is a perspective view. of an opened accordion case embodyingthe invention.

Fig. 2 is a-transverse sectional view of an 'ac-' cordion case in openposition I 5 Fig. 3 is an endview of an accordion carryin case in itsclosed position.

Fig. 4 is'a' fragmentary detail sectional view of the cover and'the'compartmentl The invention ,in one of its embodiments is tions 28'and 28".

5 The cushioning inner means 29 is secured in any suitable manner to theside wall 36 of the body 26 and prevents the accordion A, and par,-

ticularly the bass shift mechanism thereof from exemplified in-a casecomprising a cover and a body 26; pivotedly connected as at 21. The sidewall 30'of the body 26 is bellied as indicated at 28, intermediate theoppositely sloping por-" tom 34 which preferably slopes downwardly fromthe open front [of the body 26 to its rear.

side wall 36. By so sloping the base the instrument is kept withinthebodyfeven though cover 25 (later described) is open.

This inclined bottom; 34 forms with the base 56 a pocket or compartment35'forstoring articles usually used in connection withthe instrument andis hinged in anysuitable manner as indicata ed at 34' so that it may belifted by means or the tab 36 to gain access to the compartment 35. Theswingable bottom 34 is supported by the side blocks 31 which rest on thebase 56. Base 56 has an upwardly directed extension 56 to which ishingedly attached at 21 the cover 25.

This extension 56' is provided with a recess 5| to facilitate theclosing of the cover '25.

It is to be particularlynoted that the bottom 34 slopes upwardly in,thedirection of opening 0 through which theinstrument is placed withinand withdrawn from thebody 26; a This not only facilitates ,theretention of the accordion within the body- 26 as hereinabove stated butalso facilitates removal of the accordion because the inclineis in thedirection 10f the path or line of removal of the accordion.

Thebody 26 is preferably made in three layers, an outer layer, 32 'ofany. suitable coveringv material such as fabrikoid imitation leather, an

' inner of any suitable dress material 33, suchas plush or velvet and anintermediate layer3l of suitable rigid substance, such as, 'woodzorfiber board. v

The cover may likewise be made of similar material 32', 33', 3I.,.-respectively,g The cover 25' is provided with side blocks 42,

43 to keep the accordion from shifting.

i Body 26 carries at its top 8 the conventional handle 39 and the lock.straps 46; Metal knobs .41 on body 26 and cover 25 assist in preventingI abrasion of the same. Cover 25 may be provided with a bevel edge 25which'is accommodated within recess 44 ofbody 26, when the cover isclosed. The lock portions 45, .45" are secured to the upper portion 46of. the cavern. Hinge 35 I 21 is secured by means of screws 41.

Referring to Figure- Z, the centerline of gravity' is indicated at 48.r:

It is thus apparent that an accordion case constructed according to myinvention distributes the weight evenly thus providing a perfectlybalanced, attractive, and extremely practical; ac cordion case, whichmay beeasil'y carried. I

It is to be observed that the case is so de- -'signed that the back B ofthe accordion'isat 5'5- i all times adjacent-the cover 25"sothat' if'thecase is in anfiapright position and the cover opened the accordion willremain in an upright position while thecover is being opened and itsremoval facilitated by its withdrawal along so case which supports theaccordion in an upright. position is part of the body 26 and that theaccordion is substantially and entirely disposed.

Within the body 26 when .placed therein.

In Fig. 2 the dotted lines indicate the position of the accordion whenthecaseis resting. in an upright position. 18

case made. in accordance-with my invention permits the accordion straps.S to=:remain positioned nextsto the back ofvthe-accordion even when-thecase is-iclosed. r I

This obviatesathe heretofore.disadvantage inherent in prior artaccordionfcarrying cases of thenecessity .of placing the. carryingstraps S upon the grill and causing-pressure on this delicate portion--of'an accordion: when put in a icarrymg-case. v

From the foregoing itis apparent thata practical and attractiveaccordion carrying case is exemplifiedj k I u Although the'dr'awings;and the above specification disclose the -best-modeinwhich I havecontemplated embodying my invention, I desire in no way'to be limited tothe details ofsuch disclosure, for in the furtherpractical applicationof my invention many changesin the forms and proportions may be made ascircumstances require or experience suggests "without I departing fromthe spirit'of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

claim asznew and. desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: l j

' lf. Anlaccordion casecomnrising a body having a.substantially]straightbottom, a back. an' open front,j.a cover ,h ngedly attached to said bodysubstantially ar sa id' bottom, members near the ends .id'bottom"sl'oping. downwardly from said'c'pen front towards said backproviding with said bottom a compartment, and a floor over saidcompartment constituting both a cover for said compartment anda baseupon which an accordion be supported.

I 2. An. accordionz 'case for holding an accordion in substantiallybalanced vertical position comprising a body'havin g a substantiallystraight i bottom,a back and an open front said body open front. tosaid'back providing a base upon which an accordion may be supported'onits base end. withiits back towards said open front, the angularity ofsaidd'i'oor'be'irig'such as to dispose the accordion within" said bodyin said position on its base end and to facilitate the removal of theaccordion from said body.

' 3L An accordion case comprising a body having a substantiallyfl'atbottom, a back, and an open front said back sloping in oppositedirections from a line intermediate the top and bottom thereof towardsaid open front, and a floor slopsaid back-the angularity of said floorbeingsuch It is further to be observed that an accordion Having thusdescribed" my invention what I- having a floor sloping downwardly fromsaid ing downwardly from said open front towards position.

as to support the accordion substantially within said body on end insubstantially balanced vertical position.

4. An accordion case comprising a body having a substantially flatbottom, a ba ck, and-an open front, said back slopin'ginopposit'edirections from a point intermediate the top and bottom thereof towardsaid open front, a floor sloping downwardly from said open front towardssaid back providing a base upon which an accordion may be supported insaid body, the angularity of" said fioor being such as to dispose theaccordion within said body in a substantially vertical position, a coverfor said open front, and means in said case adapted to press against theaccordion when placed insaid. body for retaining the same in place andagainst shifting. H

. 5; An accordion case comprising a body having asubstantially straightbottom; .a back and an cpenironth said bodyhaving a1. floor. slopingdownwardly from said open front to said back, the angularity of saidfloor being such as to provide .a. base uponwhich an accordion may besupported. in. substantially vertical position within. said. bodyandwhich facilitates theremoval of an.- accordionfrom said body.

An: accordion. case for holding an. accordion in substantially balancedposition comprising a bcdy having. a substantially straight. bottom, aback and ano-penfront, said body. havinga floor sloping downwardly from.said. open front to said; back. providing a-base upon which. anaccordion may be supported on its base end with its. back towards. saidopenifront, the angularity ofsaidi-door being. suchas to disposev theupper backedge of the keyboard portion of-the accordion in substantiallythe same vertical plane with theback-edge of the baseend-when placedinthe case.- r

7 An: accordion case for holding an accordion in substantially balancedposition comprising a body having a substantially straight bottom, abackand an open front, said body having a floor slopingdownwardly' fromsaid open front to said back providing abase uponfwhich an accordion maybesupported onits base end with its back towardssaidppen front, theangularity of said fio'or being such asto dispose the" upper back edgeof the keyboard portion of the" accordion in substantially the samevertical plane with-the back edge of the base end when placed in thecase, said back sloping'from said bottom to conform to the" generalshapeofthe' front portion of theaccordion: v

8. An accordion case-for holding'an accordion in substantially; balancedposition comprising a body having" a substantially straight bottom; aback and. an open from, said body having ahoor sloping downwardly from;saidfl'open' front to saidback providing abase upon which an accordionmay be supported" on itsbase end with its back towards said openj'front;the angularity of said floor beingsuch as to dispose' the upper back.edge of the keyboard portion of. fthe aco'rdion. in. substantially" thesame vertical plane with the back edge of the base 'e'ndfwhen placed inthe case,.and cushioning means at said back of the body for firmlyretainingsaid? accordion in MAXWELL amas.

